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blend blurred shapes

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June 10, 2022
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I am trying to blend two shapes. Both have gaussian blur. I cant seem to get it to work. I have options set to smooth colour. Preview is greyed out for some reason also. First image is the two shapes and second image is result. Earlier i was getting a different result that showed white corners on each shape. Am i doing something wrong? Im following this tut - https://www.behance.net/gallery/38202071/TUTORIAL-Realistic(ish)-Cast-Shadows-in-Illustrator

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Correct answer Monika Gause

It's mentoned in the tutorial that it doesn't work in newer versions.

If you change to CPU preview, it will work.

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Correct answer

Community Expert

It's mentoned in the tutorial that it doesn't work in newer versions.

If you change to CPU preview, it will work.

Inspiring

thank you

barbara_a7746676

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You are following the tut correctly. I see the problem.

I would eliminate the Blend step. The shadow will look good without it.

Alternatively, you could have a single shape, fill it with a gradient and add a blur effect.

Inspiring

Thanks I will try that. But why doesnt the blend tool work with blurred shapes?